Rail fastener



J. P. GARDNER. RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION EILED SEPT. 2, 1921.

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RAIL FASTENER.` APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 27, 1921.

Patented July 4, 1922a l 2 SHEETS-SHEET v2.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 19232.

Application filed September 27, 1921. Serial No. 503,606.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.' Be it known that l, @lor-1N P. GARDNER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Soldiers Home, in the count-yof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Rail Fastener; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple railroad railfastener for use in connection with ties of wood, concrete, metal or anyother preferred material, and more particularly to provide a fastenerconstructed on general principal of that disclosed in my former PatentNo. 1311386, granted July 29, 1919, which contemplated its use moreespecially in connection with a tie of the metallic I beam type; andwith this object in view the invention consists in a construction,combination and relation of parts of which a preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of rail fasteners constructed in accordance withthe present invention applied in the operative position to a tie andhaving rail portions engaged thereby.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the same shown on a plane taken transverselyof the traclr rails.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a. sectional view taken transversely through Figure 3 on theplane indicated by the line 4 4: of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a. detail view in perspective of the base plate of thefastener.

Figure (3 is a similar view of the bolt.

Figure 7 is a similar view of one of the clips forming the guides inwhich the bolts are fitted, and

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 4 illustrating the application ofthe rail fastener to a meta-l tie of I-beam forni in cross section.

The fastener, which is adapted to be supported by a tie 10 of anypreferred construction and material, consists essentially of a baseplate 11, preferably of steel and of about one-fourth of an inch inthickness to afford the requisite strength andfof substantiallyrectangular form adapted to cover the upper surface of the tie to whichit may be secured by means of bolts 1Q- or equivalent fastening means,together with guides carried by said base plate at opposite sices of theplane of the rail 13 for the reception of rail holding bolts 14 forengaging the rail foot or base 15.

The interval between the guides is preferably gaged to correspond withthe width of the rail foot or base and each guide consists ofcomplemental clips 15 having an attaching iiange 16 and an upstandingflange 17, the attaching flange being adapted for attachment to thebasevplate by iieans of rivets 18. VThe upstanding` flanges ofcoinplemental clips are arranged in substantial parallelism,perpendicular to the plane of the base plate and are spaced apart tosuit the width of the bolt 14 which is to be received therebetween, saidbolt being beveled and under cut at its inner end as shown at 18 to forman inclined face to bear upon the upper surface of the rail foot or baseand through the engagement therewith to prevent creeping of the rails.At the outer end of the face 18 the bolt is provided with an abruptshoulder 19 to bear against the edge of the rail foot or base to preventspreading of the rails.

The upper edges of the upright walls or flanges of the clips aref attheir outer end portions turned laterally inward to form guide lips 2Oto overhang the bolt and prevent upward displacement thereof as they aremoved to place in engagement with the rail foot or base, and said wallsor upright flanges of the clips at their inner end portions are extendedupward to forni ears 21 in which are provided openings 22. registeringtransversely of the guides for the reception of a key 23, preferably ofthe split type, the upper surface of the bolt having a transverse grooveor seat 211 for registration with said openings 294 and hence engagementby the key.

A cushioning pad 25 of libre or similar material may be arranged on theupper surface of the base plate between the guides to form a yieldingseat for the rail.

From the above description it will be obvious that the rail fastener maybe constructed independently of the tie and rail and attached to the tiewhich may be of any suitable material, in the most convenient manner tosuit the material of the tie, and that the employment of the guides onthe ments therefor and as abutinents to hold the cushioning pad inproper position.

I claim is l. A rail fastener for attachment to a rail tie, the sameconsisting of a base plate provided at opposite sides of andperpendicular to the rail seat With guides Which are thus disposedperpendicular to a rail arranged on saidseat, bolts slidingly fitted insaid guides and provided at their inner ends with means for engaging therail foot or base, and means for locking said bolts la rail engaging'position7 said guides consisting of coniplemental clips having basefianges riveted to the base plate and upstanding parallel iiangesarranged in spaced relation.

2. A rail fastener for attachment to a. rail tie, the saine consistingof a base plate provided at opposite sides ofand perpendicular to therail seat with guides which are thus disposed perpendicular to a railarranged on said seat, bolts slidingiy fitted in said guidesand providedat their inner ends With means for engaging the rail foot or Having thusdescribed the invention, what base, and means for loclfzing said boltsin rail engaging position, said guides'consist-V ing of coinpleniental`ciips having base flanges riveted to the base plate and upstandingparallel flanges arranged inspaced relation with their upper edgesinturned to overhang the bolt arranged therein.

3. A rail fastener for attachment to a rail tie, the same consisting ofa base plate provided at op-positesides ofand perpendicular to the railseat With guides which are thus disposed' perpendicular to a railarranged on said seat, bolts slidingly fitted in said guides undprovided at their inner ends with means for engaging the rail foot orbaseyand means for locking said bolts in rail engaging position, theWalls ofV the guides being extended to form ears having transverselyregistering openings7 and said fastening device consisting of a crosspin engaging'said openings, the bolts having a transverse seat for thereception ofpsaid pin.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.l

JOHN P, GARDNPl-tj Witnesses HERMAN HoUsEN, SAMUEL SELFRIDGE.,

